Which microscope would be MOST useful for examining the contours of the surface of a bacteria cell?
A)compound light microscope
B)binocular stereomicroscope
C)scanning electron microscope
D)transmission electron microscope

Question

Which microscope would be MOST useful for examining the contours of the surface of a bacteria cell?
A)compound light microscope	
B)binocular stereomicroscope	
C)scanning electron microscope	
D)transmission electron microscope

shreehari499 · Answer

Hi! @IHaveSeenStuff !
Yeah, surely scanning electron microscopeis most  useful for examining the contours of the surface of a bacteria cell..:)

anonymous · Answer

Thanks :3

shreehari499 · Answer

An SEM can achieve resolution better than 1 nanometer..:)

shreehari499 · Answer

Anytime!

abhisar · Answer

@shreehari499 why not TEM?

shreehari499 · Answer

A TEM can only find objects greater than 10nm and compared to an SEM its resolution power is less..:)

abhisar · Answer

Dear @shreehari499 Pls chck the following link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microscopy#Electron_microscopy

abhisar · Answer

Now i think that TEM has more resolution power than SEM

abhisar · Answer

Still the answer will be SEM because it is more capable of visualising details on the surfaces of specimen

shreehari499 · Answer

I had studied tht a long ago..wait let me see that link..

shreehari499 · Answer

Yeah u r rite TEM has more resolution power that SEM but since the size of a bacteria is about 10nm, its quite easier to visualize it in an SEM that a TEM that has more resolution power..Thanks 4 correcting me..:)

abhisar · Answer

Mention not dude!
Even i learnt a new thing